family separation – Unsilenced

What Two Months of Government Custody Has Done to My Child

Oct 28, 2025

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in Bennett’s Story, Bring Bennett Home, Child Welfare Reform, Disability Rights, Family Seperation, Human Stories, MCFD Accountability, Medical Neglect in Care, Parent Advocacy, Safety & Rights, Systemic Failures, Systemic Failures in BC, systemic negligence, trauma

Two months apart, and my son’s body is telling the story the ministry won’t. Bruises, weight loss, complications at his G-tube site—each ignored while bureaucracy hides behind “delays.” I’m fighting for answers, but Bennett is the one paying the price.

Five Letters In, and Still No Answers from MCFD

Oct 18, 2025

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darianlathomas

in Advocacy & Action, Bennett’s Story, Child Protection, Child welfare, Disability Rights, family advocacy, Family Seperation, Human Rights in Canada, Legal update, Medical & Care Needs, Medical rights, Parent Voice, Parental Rights, Resources for Families, Safety & Rights, System & Policy, Systemic Failures

My lawyer sent another formal letter to MCFD demanding answers they’ve refused to provide for months — about their failure to disclose, refusal to reunify, and ongoing harm to my son. I won’t stop speaking up until Bennett is safely back home.

When Protection Becomes Harm: The Battle to Defend Bennett’s Basic Rights

Oct 1, 2025

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darianlathomas

in Advocacy & Action, Bennett’s Story, Child welfare, family advocacy, Family Seperation, Medical & Care Needs, Medical rights, Parent Voice, Parental Rights, Resources for Families, Safety & Rights, System & Policy, Systemic Failures

When the system meant to protect children causes harm instead, families are left to fight for justice. Bennett, a six-year-old autistic and medically complex child, has been denied basic sensory supports and placed in unsafe conditions under MCFD’s care. This story exposes how “child protection” in British Columbia is violating the very rights it claims…

My Lawyer’s Letter to MCFD — and the Truth It Forced Into the Light

Sep 8, 2025

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darianlathomas

in Bennett’s Story, Bring Bennett Home, Child Welfare Reform, Formal Complaints and Legal Actions, Legal and Political Advocacy, Legal update, MCFD Accountability, Parent Advocacy, Systemic Failures, systemic negligence

When my lawyer sent this letter to MCFD, it wasn’t just legal correspondence — it was evidence. Evidence that they lost critical safety files, ignored past findings of harm, and then tried to pretend none of it ever happened. Every word of this letter is proof that the system meant to protect my son has…

Separated by the System: The Unsafe Conditions Tied to a Mother’s Reunion with Her Son

Sep 5, 2025

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darianlathomas

in Advocacy & Action, Bennett’s Story, Child welfare, Medical rights, Parental Rights, Systemic Failures

After a week of forced separation, I was told I could see my son again—but only if he “settled” into a placement I had already refused for safety reasons. This piece exposes how bureaucratic conditions are keeping medically fragile children apart from their families in British Columbia’s child-protection system.

Tag: family separation

What Two Months of Government Custody Has Done to My Child

Five Letters In, and Still No Answers from MCFD

When Protection Becomes Harm: The Battle to Defend Bennett’s Basic Rights

My Lawyer’s Letter to MCFD — and the Truth It Forced Into the Light

Separated by the System: The Unsafe Conditions Tied to a Mother’s Reunion with Her Son